Improved clothes-dbiee



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IMPROVED CLOTHES-DEER.

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To WHoM IT MAY CONCERN:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM JOHNSTON, of Appleton, in the county of Outs-garnie, and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Clothes-Driers and I do declare that .the following is a true and accurate description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawngs, and to the letters ofreference 'marked thereon, and being a part of this specilication.

The nature of my 'invention Yconsists in constructing a neat,^cheap, and durable clothes-drier, in such a manner that it can be folded up against the wall when not in use, and upon which it is-securedl T ovaccomplish this purpose, I construct s. pendent bracket, composed of ornamental metallic sides A. A, connected together by to the side wall of the room. E E E E are bars upon which the garments to be dried are hung'. F is a fulcrumrod,'secured to thcIsides ofthe apparatus by a screw, G, at each end, with suicient space between the same to receive the lower ends of .the rnovable arrns Il of the rods E, which are secured -to and oscillate freely upon the screws which secure thevends of the fulcrum-rodF to the sides of the apparatus, the other ends of said arms proper facilitiesrfor securing the apparatus' beingsecured to the clothes-bars by passing into a longitudinal slot,`I, in the clothes-bars E, and there retained by rivets J'. The movable arms H, beingof diii'erent lengths, when dropped forward to a horizontal position, and resting uponthe frame-rod C, suitable spaces are left, between the bars E for thc reception of clothes to be dried.

vWhatI claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The movable metallic armsH, folding into each other'and oscillating upon a common fulcrum,loperatifng in the manner described and for thepurposes set forth.

2. The combination and arrangement of the bracket-sides A A and .the frame-rods B C with the fulcrumrod F, the metallic movable arms H, and the bars-E E E E, with the slot I and rivet J, when operating in the manner specified and for thepurposes set forth. i v

y WILLIAM JOHNSTON.

Witnesses:

H. S. Srmrslfn, J. W. Honsnrnnm. 

